Virusses to double / VA laptop sold on black market / Federal security trailing
McAfee predicts virusses to double by 2008 - Network World FusionAntivirus-firm McAfee predicts that we will see a rise in the number of malware produced, but fewer large attacks.
Safety tips for social networks - BBC News
UK organisation holds workshops for parents, children, and teachers giving them advice on how to stay safe while using online community sites.
Blog and social-networking spam increases - ZDNet UK
Security firm MessageLabs reports that spammers are turning to new media such as weblogs, text messaging, online forums, and instant messaging to reach their targets.
Google fixes security flaw in Reader - CNET News.com
Google has fixed a security flaw in its Google Reader that is used for RSS feeds, after the flaw was pointed out by a blogger.
OpenOffice suite hit by security problems - Computer Weekly
Open source productivity suite OpenOffice.org urges users to upgrade to the latest version, after a number of serious vulnerablities have been found and fixed. There has been no reports of exploits.
Feds' view of Vista focuses on security - Government Computer News
Federal agencies that want to upgrade to Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista say the main reason is the new security features.
AIM worm exploits commotion about WGA - Heise online
Antivirus-firm Sophos warns that a worm spreading through AOL's AIM instant messaging service disguises itself as a service for Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage.
Defense witness in UBS trial says not enough evidence to make case - InformationWeek
Lack of mirror image data questions the strength of the prosecution's evidence in the trial against a former UBS it-manager, who allegedly planted a logical bomb on the company's systems before quitting his job.
Corporate Security Breaches Soar - InternetWeek.com
Software company CA reports that security breaches in US enterprises have risen 17 percent over the past three years. 84 percent of enterprises had their security breached last year.
VA laptop sold from the back of a truck - MSNBC
According to police officials the stolen laptop containing the personal information of millions of US veterans was sold on the black market. The buyer contacted police after seeing posters about the laptop and matching the serial number.
File-sharing networks still thriving - NewsFactor
Despite the recording industry's Supreme Court win against Grokster last year, the predicted fall in P2P-usage has not occurred.
Federal security under attack, years behind schedule - Baltimore Sun/SC Magazine UK/US
Last year there was 160.000 attacks against Federal agencies, but a federal program to improve security is seven years behind schedule the Baltimore Sun reports according to SC Magazine.
Revealed - the gadgets thieves love to steal - Silicon.com
A new database in the UK allows potential buyers to check if an item they wish to buy has been reported stolen.
Security still key WLAN concern - TechWeb
According to analyst firm Gartner 95 percent of firms having deployed WLANs consider security their number one concern. 60 percent do not believe their security is adequate for corporate use.
Symantec mistakes open source tool for trojan - Vnunet.com
A fault in the latest signature update for Symantec's antivirus has apparently resulted in the software detecting the open source tool NullSoft Scriptable Install Systems as trojan.
Email gives way to new virus distribution tactics - Vnunet.com
Email-distributed virusses are on a decline, but only to be replaced by new tactics, security firm Blackspider Techonologies reports.
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